TAIPEI 101 and formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center – is a landmark supertall skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan. The building was officially classified as the world's tallest in 2004, and remained such until the completion of Burj Khalifa in Dubai in 2009. In 2011, the building was awarded the LEED platinum certification, the highest award according to the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system, and became the tallest and largest green building in the world.

2-28 Peace Park pays homage to the political victims of the 2-28 incident in 1947. A group of protesters were angry over the brutal police action against Taiwanese citizens and took over the radio station here, which was run by the Kuomintang Party. The tragic chain of events that followed are referred to as the '2-28 incident.' As well as a 2-28 Memorial, the Taipei 2-28 Memorial Museum is located here.

View of front gate to National Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall. The national monument and landmark was erected in memory of Chiang Kai-Shek, former President of the ROC.

National Concert Hall

National Theater

Statue of Chiang Kai-Shek's.

The symbolism at the CKS Hall is important: the roof is octagonal, paying homage to the importance of the number eight in Chinese culture. There are also 89 steps, representing Chiang Kai-Shek's age at the time of his death.